Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

  • Title:

    Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Wohlfart

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    H. Seiler (Scrivener and decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Heidelberg Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1795-1800

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0120.009


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0120.009

Object Name

Fraktur (Birth and baptismal certificate)

Title

Birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) of Georg Wohlfart

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

H. Seiler (Scrivener and decorator)
References: Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, p. 367. The Earnests note most certificates read as "H. Seiler", others as "G." or "L."

Place of Origin

Heidelberg Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Primary creation place is birthplace on certificate (now part of Lebanon County). Seiler probably worked in Dauphin County, as all known certificates by his hand have Dauphin County locations.

Date

1795-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Bottom center; H. Seiler.

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Hand lettered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13.1 (H) , 15.8 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 15.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.4 (H) , 40.1 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 15.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 10 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

Right center: "PU"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Watermark of Peter Ulrich.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 03//1973 Documented Fraktur in the Winterthur Collection: Part II. Antiques. 103 (3): 539-49.
Published as pl. I, pp. 544-5.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
Published on p. 696.
[Book] Shelley, Donald A. 1961 The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans. 23.
Published as fig. 202.
[Book] Stoudt, John Joseph. 1966 Pennsylvania German Folk Art.
Published on p. 221.
[Book] Stoudt, John Joseph. 1964 Early Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts.
Published as fig. 328.
[Book] Ebert, John & Ebert, Katherine. 1975 American Folk Painters. 225 p.
Published on p. 183.
[Other] Colonial Homes.
Published as fig. 2, p. 73.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
Published as fig. 64 on p. 58..
[Catalogue] 1958 Arts and Crafts of Pennsylvania and Other Notable Americana: Part One of the Collection of the Late Arthur J. Sussel.
Published: lot 331, p. 58.
[Book] Stoudt, John Joseph. 1948 Pennsylvania Folk Art.
Published: p. 225.